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CALENDAR
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... FACILITY DECISIONS CONFERENCE AND EXPO Facility Decisions is a free two-day trade show and educational conference for facility professionals who are responsible for the management, operations, ...
FM Lesson Planning
Sep 01, 2008; Sullivan, Edward ... What was your worst year in school? I don't necessarily mean the year you received the worst grades. I mean the year you least wanted to be sitting in a classroom. Maybe it had to do with your teachers. Or maybe it was more a matter of your age and frame of mind. Either way, there was probably a ...
FOR DOORS AND HARDWARE, THINK LONG-TERM
Sep 01, 2008; Piper, James ... When doors and hardware are afterthoughts in the design process, facility budgets suffer for years Doors and door hardware have never received much attention during the design process for new construction or renovation projects. Beyond making certain that the selection meets minimum ...
LIVING UP TO ENERGY PROMISES
Sep 01, 2008; Millán, Naomi ... Too many buildings fail to deliver the energy performance they were designed for. ENERGY STAR offers a bridge from design to operations It can seem there are ever-new ways to paint a facility green. And the benefits of garnering any of the number of green designations out there have ...
INTEGRATION: YOUR ROLE
Sep 01, 2008; Tatum, Rita ... To ensure success, facility executives need to take the lead in deciding just what the system should do Imagine this: Energy prices continue climbing and your budget-so carefully projected for the year's energy costs - is nearly depleted. Occupants are starting to complain that their ...
GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START
Sep 01, 2008; Millán, Naomi ... Industry experts talk to FM newcomers about what to expect and how to succeed The traditional route to success in facility management is by rising through the ranks. For more than a few facility executives, that has meant starting as a technician or mechanic and working up the ladder ....
THE CHALLENGE: KEEPING UP
Sep 01, 2008; Gressel, Steve; Hilands, Kelly ... The boom in health care construction is producing a generation of facilities that aim to meet diverse new goals The rapid transformation of health care is changing the face of health care facilities. There are several factors contributing to this rapid change, including competition among ...
UNDERSTANDING LEED: TODAY AND TOMORROW
Sep 01, 2008; Zimmerman, Greg ... A new version of LEED will keep many basics of the rating system while giving it more flexibility and environmental impact At a recent conference, Charlie Popeck was extolling the virtues of LEED for Existing Buildings when an attendee stopped his presentation to ask a question: "What do ...
DON'T GET GREENWASHED
Sep 01, 2008; Zimmerman, Greg ... Feel afloat in a sea of green marketing? Many tools can help qualify environmental claims Imagine you're shopping for a new flooring product for your stock of existing buildings. A somewhat vague corporate directive has recently mandated that you should now consider "green criteria" in ...
READY FOR ACTION
Sep 01, 2008; Wu, Neil ... Five steps can help ensure that sprinkler water supply always meets design criteria Fire sprinkler systems are a fairly standard building-code requirement. But sprinklers are far from "set it and forget it" building technology. That's because degradation of the water supply or impairment ...
RIGHT TIME FOR TECHNOLOGY?
Sep 01, 2008; Ahrens, Sean A ... To minimize risks and maximize the benefits of innovation, facility executives should look carefully when buying new technology New technology presents a dilemma for facility executives. On the one hand, it offers an opportunity for improved performance. The improvement may come in the ...
GOING MOBILE
Sep 01, 2008; Fox, Thomas ... Wireless systems are gaining ground in health care facilities, thanks to improved technology and the benefits they offer staff, patients and hospital management Every day, businesses use wireless technologies to connect their employees with clients and the rest of the outside world ....
METAL BUILDINGS GROW UP GREEN
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... As METAL BUILDING OPTIONS have increased, so has focus on environmental benefits Whenever facility executives hear the phrase "sustainable building," simultaneous hope and trepidation may cross their minds. Hope that green building practices can save their organizations money and make ...
Your Money's Worth
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... A careful commissioning process can ensure that a completed roof meets the facility executive's needs Whether roofing a new structure or reroofing an existing building, facility executives want a roof that performs to their expectations. But how can a facility executive ensure the roof ...
To Achieve Good Acoustics, Start With Facts, Not Myths
Sep 01, 2008; Herbert, Kring; Clark, Edward M ... Acoustics and noise control are more complex matters than they might appear. How many building occupants know that the ceiling plays such an important role in noise control, for example? Most facility executives are familiar with the need for acoustical ceilings. But on other matters of sound ...
Casting New Light on FM Matters
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Webcasts offer facility executives multimedia interactive access to industry experts' experience Looking for timely information on topics important for your facility? Look no further than Webcasts, sponsored by Building Operating Management, on a variety of industry topics. Expert ...